Safety and health at work

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Safety and health at work

Short answer

Workplace safety, according to the Labor Code, requires the employer to establish clear technical safety rules, to train employees on the risks at the outset of their employment, and to always keep on file in the company the risk assessment document for each workplace, in accordance with Articles 39, 42, and 43.

  • The enterprise also keeps the job placement plan, the list of hazardous substances, and copies of accident reports from at least the past three years, ready for the inspector, in accordance with Article 42.
  • When an accident or occupational disease results from the employer's serious fault, the employer pays the difference between the damages and the benefits from social insurance, in accordance with Article 39, paragraph 2.
  • Violation of technical safety rules, protective measures, and qualification requirements is punishable by a fine of up to fifty times the minimum monthly wage, i.e., up to 2,500,000 lek, while failure to keep the documents referred to in Article 42 is punishable by a fine of up to thirty times, pursuant to Article 202.

Verified on from Andi Haxhillari, Certified Accountant. Compared with the updated text of the Labor Code, Articles 39, 40, 42, 43, and 202, and with Government Decree No. 776 of December 19, 2025, on minimum wage. On October 15, 2026, it was clarified that failure to keep safety documents is punishable by a fine of up to thirty times the minimum wage, not up to fifty times.

Workplace safety doesn't begin on the day of an accident. The Labor Code requires the employer to establish technical safety rules, to inform and train employees upon hiring, and to always keep the risk assessment document for every workplace on the premises. Accident reports are kept for at least three years and submitted to the inspector whenever requested. Violations of technical safety and qualification rules fall under the most severe sanctions, up to 50 times the monthly minimum wage, while failure to maintain documents is punishable by a fine of up to 30 times. Here you will find every obligation and every document, each with its own page.

✓ Risk assessment for each workplace ✓ Training upon hire ✓ Accident reports, 3 years ✓ Fine up to 2,500,000 LEK

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